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Building relationships with joint venture partners/mentors is very important if you want to learn from high, world-class mentors. Within this article I will discuss how you can develop these relationships very inexpensively - actually at zero cost.
Building relationships with joint venture partners/mentors is very important if you want to learn from high, world-class mentors. Within this article I will discuss how you can develop these relationships very inexpensively - actually at zero cost. The first thing - make sure you make a note of this, underline it, circle it, make a star beside it. Participate. That's the word I want you to write down. Whenever your given the opportunity - participate. I could have been a fly on the wall when I first started, nobody knew who I was. It was at the John Childers' Million Dollar Speaker Training where John taught me a key lesson in business. He said, "It's not what you know or who you know. It's who knows you." What I'm trying to get through to you is to get known. Your mentors will give you opportunities to 'participate' so make sure you take advantage of it and they may turn into future joint venture partners. Here's an example. When they ask for feedback on various projects, or they have questions for their E-mail list, or something of that nature, give feedback. Ask questions. Provide insights. Participate in that whole experience. The more you participate, the more they get to know you. That's very crucial. A lot of people underestimate this next tip. Provide testimonials. Not just 'normal' testimonials, but the best one you have ever given. Make sure you send a picture to go a long with it as well that they can use. In fact, send testimonials even when no one has asked for them. Do you know how many times I have done that and then been put up on their websites? This is a strategy that I learned from Alex Mandossian. When I first got started in this business, every single website I seemed to go to, Alex Mandossian was there giving a testimonial. Do you know how effective that strategy was for him? Later I found out that he was getting all kinds of leads sent to his website and to his business through the use of putting up testimonials on other people's websites. You've got to learn to give really good testimonials. Even give them when they are not asked for. An example of a good testimonial is one that is specific and relevant to a measurable benefit. For example, one of the testimonial winners for a teleseminar of mine recently was awesome. He stated his name, where he was calling from, and one specific benefit that he got from the call. That is how you get your testimonials posted on other people's websites, and when they post your testimonial with your picture, there's a good chance they're going to post your website link as well, and that helps you generate traffic and advertising and all kinds of benefits. Not only is it benefiting your website in the long run, it is also another way to develop relationships with your mentors/future joint venture partners. Here's another strategy: Participate in forums. Many people have their own forum. There's all kinds of forums out there online in just about every kind of industry. Seek out forums that you want to participate in, doesn't matter if you're in that market or not. You can write about anything you really want in these forums - give lots of tips, resources, content. It is all about getting yourself known. Reading people's newsletters and scouring them for important personal insights and details is another thing I want you to do. Here's some things you should constantly look for. Any birthdays, whether it be the specific person who writes the newsletter or their wife, husband or even their kids. Look for birth dates and then send them cards or a happy birthday E-mail, or perhaps even an audio postcards. Look for anniversary dates or to see if they're doing product launches. All kinds of things. Read their newsletters and scour for important and personal insights, and use those to build a relationship. Always look to offer help to your mentors or future joint venture partners. You wouldn't believe the response that you will get when you ask somebody if there's anything that you can do to help them in their business. When asking if they need help, it will work even better if you ask to help with something specific you know they have coming up in their business. If they have a product launch, or seminar, or anything really, coming up and you ask to help them with that they will now known you've been paying attention to their business. This will not only surprise them, but will make you stand out and become a memorable name in their mind. Another trick I've used is to send some information to these people that might be of value to them. Look to constantly build a good relationship with these people. These strategies are not rocket science. These are simple strategies, but nobody uses them. Whatever you find that makes you think they could use, send it to them. I've sent articles that I thought they could use, newspaper clippings. Off-line and on-line tools is another thing I look for. Any web links that would help their business. All I do once I find something is shoot them an email saying, "Hey, I think this might be of value to you." One thing you want to make sure you don't do is include affiliate links or anything like that. Focus on only sending them information that will be of value to them. Your focus is on building a relationship and providing value - not making a quick buck. They'll see right through that and you'll ruin any chance of a long-term relationship. The strategies I have listed in this article are all ones I have used and have been able to leverage those efforts into building great relationships with my mentors, and future joint venture partners. From that all different kinds of projects have sprung up with these people. If you just focus on building a foundation with your mentors it is amazing what can come of it. About the Author: Would you like all your online marketing questions answered by someone who has been behind the scenes for some of the biggest marketers online today? On top of written and video responses you also get frequent live help. Just ask for small business support! |
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